Nursing Home Abuse

Can You File a Lawsuit in NY or Other States For Abuse or Neglect in a Nursing Home? In December 2020, the family of Jakob Khorsandi and two other families filed lawsuits against Silverado Senior Living in California for allegedly abusing or neglecting its residents, resulting in the deaths of three elder patients and a…

Attorney General Releases Results of Investigation Into Covid-19 Deaths in New York Nursing Homes In a 76-page report published January 28, NY Attorney General Leticia James’s office (OAG) revealed that the New York Department of Health (DOH) may have underreported Covid-19 deaths in nursing homes by as much as 50%. They came to this conclusion…

Professor Reminds Us That “Nursing Home Horrors” Go Beyond Covid-19 In a December 1, 2020 opinion article in the New York Post (“the Post”), Professor Charles Camosy provided a grim reminder that nursing home residents are suffering during this pandemic in ways that exceed the scope of the virus itself. Nursing home residents make up…

Fox Reports: Nursing Home Neglect Has Caused “Excess” Deaths Since the Start of the Pandemic In a recent article, Fox News reported that it is not just Covid-19 that has resulted in an alarming number of deaths in nursing homes. The piece published November 19, 2020, claims that one nursing home expert analyzed data from…

Covid-19 and its Effects on Abuse of Seniors in Nursing Homes It is no secret that Covid-19 has had a serious effect on the elderly population. Senior citizens have a much higher mortality rate from Covid-19 and are at greater risk of complications than younger people. Studies show that the mortality rate for Covid-19 patients…

Covid-19 Puts Nursing Home Residents At Risk As Covid-19 has rapidly progressed around the globe, New York is finally beginning to emerge from the darkness. After months of isolation and strict precautions, Covid-19 hospitalizations and deaths are declining. Sadly, as we start to recover, it is not without tremendous loss and concern for the future.…

Trump Administration Simplifies Nursing Home Comparison Tools In a press release issued by CMS.gov, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, the agency praised the Trump administration for enhancing transparency about nursing home abuse and neglect. The administration announced that it would be making enhancements to the “already robust Nursing Home Compare tool” on the…

Nursing Home Abuse is a National Problem That is Under-Reported Reports released in June 2019 by the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of the Inspector General (OIG), indicate that nursing home abuse in the United States remains a problem that is “under-reported.” An article posted by ABC Action News discusses some of…

Nursing Aides Face Criminal Charges For Abuse in New Jersey Care Facilities Nursing home abuse and neglect take place at an alarming rate. Abuse of residents in nursing homes occurs in a variety of ways. Abuse is often physical, leaving not only physical injuries but emotional scars as well. It can also be emotional abuse,…

US Senate Holds Hearing to Learn More About Nursing Home Reports of nursing home abuse have become epidemic. Our nation’s government is taking these reports seriously, investigating how to better ensure the safety of those at risk for abuse. A March 6, 2019 article by CNN reporters Jaqueline Howard, Blake Ellis and Melanie Hicken highlights…